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fahad

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Why does tracking persist, even though it clearly segregates students by social class and ethnicity?
 
  a. Privileged parents feel that tracking gives their children educational benefits.
  b. Tracking by ability group increases teachers' perceptions of what grades are appropriate for students in different tracks.
  c. Movement toward detracking has never gained much support.
  d. Many teachers prefer to manage classrooms with a range of student abilities.

Question 2

Differences in achievement test scores can be explained, in part, by the differences in the courses that students take, especially in which three subjects?
 
  a. science, math, and economics
  b. science, math, and English
  c. math, English, and foreign language
  d. math, science, and foreign language



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

d



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